Latest Updates

9th April 2023

Easter Sunday

Mass: 8.00am, 10.00am, 12.00noon, 5.30pm

All are welcome.

8th April 2023

Easter Vigil

Mass: 8.00pm

There is NO Novena Devotion on this day.

All are welcome.

7th April 2023

Good Friday

Good Friday Passion Play: 10.00am

Good Friday Service: 3.00pm

All are welcome.

6th April 2023

Maundy Thursday

Chrism Mass: 10.00am (Church of St Teresa)

Maundy Thursday Mass: 8.00pm

There will be NO 12.15 noon mass.

All are welcome.

1st April 2023

Novena Devotion Themes for Lent

1st Apr: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Forgiveness, John 8:1-11, woman caught in adultery.

All are welcome.

20th March 2023

Penitential Service

8.00pm

All are welcome. 

15th March 2023

Feast of Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer, C.Ss.R.

Special Eucharistic Adoration: 7.30pm to 8.30pm

Theme: Take Everything, but not the Valuable Treasure of Faith”

All are welcome. 

13th & 14th March 2023

Lenten Reflection: 7.00pm

Theme: Celebrating Reconciliation

All are welcome. 

4th, 11th, 18th, 25th March 2023

Novena Devotion Themes for Lent

4th Mar: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Transfiguration, Matt 17:1-9, transfiguration of Jesus

11th Mar: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme –Acceptance, John 4, woman at the well.

18th Mar: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Celebration, Luke 15:25-32, the elder son.

25th Mar: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Reconciliation, 2 Cor 5:20, Be reconciled to God.

All are welcome.

Fridays from 24th February to 31st March 2023

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday during Lent at 6.00pm followed by Mass at 6.30pm.

All are welcome.

27th February 2023

Requiem Mass for Fr. Brian Russell, C.Ss.R.  

Mass: 6.30pm

All are welcome.

22nd February 2023

Ash Wednesday

Mass: 12.15pm, 7.30pm

All are welcome.

4th, 11th, 18th, 25th February 2023

Novena Devotion Themes for Lent

4th Feb: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Hope; Psalm 150, Plentiful Redemption.

11th Feb: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Temptation; Matt 4:1-11, Temptations of Jesus.

18th Feb: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Prayer Matt 6:6, In secret, we encounter the Father of tender love.

25th Feb: 8.00am, 10.00am (church & live-stream), 12.00noon, 2.00pm (Mandarin; church & live-stream), 4.00pm, 6.00pm; theme – Fasting, Isaiah 58:6-10, True Fasting.

All are welcome.

2nd February 2023

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Mass: 12.15pm, 6.30pm

All are welcome. Please bring your unlit candles for blessing.

24th January 2023

Public Holiday (Chinese New Year’s Day in Lieu)

Mass: 9.00am, 6.30pm

All are welcome.

23rd January 2023

Public Holiday (Chinese New Year’s Day in Lieu)

Mass: 9.00am, 6.30pm

All are welcome.

22nd January 2023

Chinese New Year’s Day

Mass: 8.00am, 10.00am, 12.00pm, 5.30pm

All are welcome.

21st January 2023

Chinese New Year’s Eve 

Rosary: 9.30pm

Mass: 10.00pm

All are welcome.

2nd January 2023

Public Holiday (New Year’s Day in Lieu)

Mass: 9.00am, 6.30pm

All are welcome.

1st January 2023

New Year’s Day

Mass: 8.00am, 10.00am, 12.00pm, 5.30pm

All are welcome.

31st December 2022

New Year’s Eve

Rosary: 10.00pm

Mass: 10.30pm

All are welcome.

26th December 2022

Public Holiday (Christmas Day in Lieu)

Mass: 9.00am, 6.30pm

All are welcome.

25th December 2022

The Nativity of The Lord (Solemnity)

Mass: 8.00am, 10.00am, 12.00pm, 5.30pm

All are welcome.

24th December 2022

Christmas Eve Mass

Christmas Play: 8.15pm to 8.45pm

Mass: 9.00pm

Midnight Mass Caroling: 11.15pm to 11.45pm

Midnight Mass: 12.00am

All are welcome.

24th December 2022

Novena Devotion

8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm (Mandarin), 4:00pm

There will be NO 6:00pm Novena Devotion.

20th December 2022

Penitential Services

8:00pm

13th, 14th, 15th & 16th December 2022

Advent Recollection with Saint Alphonsus

13th Dec: 8:00pm to 9:45pm; theme – Seeking

14th Dec: 8:00pm to 9:10pm; theme – Waiting

15th Dec: 8:00pm to 9:10pm; theme – Naming

16th Dec: 8:00pm to 9:10pm; theme – Trusting

Presiding preachers: Fr. Timothy Tapoona, C.Ss.R. and Fr. Mark Chia, C.Ss.R. from Perth Redemptorist.

All are welcome.

2nd November 2022

All Souls Day

Mass at 12.15pm, 3.00pm, 7.30pm

Confession: 30mins before Mass

1st November 2022

All Saints Day (Solemnity)

Mass at 12.15pm, 3.00pm, 7.30pm

Confession: 30mins before Mass

31st October 2022

All Saints Day (Vigil)

Confession at 7pm; Rosary 7pm

Mass at 7.30pm

24th October 2022

Public Holiday (Deepavali)

Mass at 9.00am, 6.30pm

16th October 2022

Saint Gerard’s Prayer Service

Special prayer service at 7.45pm. We invite couples who are praying to have a child, families who have received the blessing of a child through the intercession of St. Gerard, expectant Mothers and all families to take part in this special evening prayer service.

All are welcome for this special prayer service.

October 2022

Month of Rosary

Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6pm followed by Mass at 6.30pm, Monday to Friday

5th September 2022

Mass at 12.15pm only.

The Church will be closed after noon mass in preparation for Novena Youth Rally 2022. The event will start 5pm. All are invited for the fully-vaccinated event.

4 September 2022

Mass at 8.00am. The church will be closed immediately after 8.00am Mass in preparation of the Annual Novena Procession (4/9/2022). There will be NO parking in the church for 4 Sept 2022.

For the Annual Novena Procession (ANP) 2022, the church will re-open at 3.30pm. Participants must be fully vaccinated. Rosary Procession at 6.00pm; mass at 6.30pm.

3 September 2022

There will be NO 4.00pm & 6.00pm Novena Devotion. The church and car-park will be closed after 2pm Mandarin Novena Devotion in preparation of the Annual Novena Procession (4/9/2022)

31 August, 1 September, 2 September 2022

A Triduum in Honour of and Thanksgiving to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Rosary at 7.30pm followed by Mass at 8.00pm. Guest Preacher: Fr Joseph Abraham C.Ss.R.

15 August 2022

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fully vaccinated mass at 12.15pm and 7.30pm.

14 August 2022

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Vigil Mass)
Please note that 5.30pm Mass on Sunday, 14th Aug 2022 will be celebrated as the Vigil Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (This does not fulfil the Sunday’s Mass Obligation). All other timings on 14th August at 8am, 10am and 12noon will be celebrated as 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

27, 28, 29, 31 July 2022


Triduum and Solemnity of Saint Alphonsus Mary De Liguori
27 July (Triduum Day 1) – Closeness to God (“The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me”)
28 July (Triduum Day 2) – Closeness to People (“HE has sent me”)
29 July (Triduum day 3) – Missionary Preaching (“To bring good news to the poor, to bind up hearts that are broken”)
Triduum Mass 7.30pm; Guest Preacher Fr. Paul Kee C.Ss.R.

31 July – Solemnity of Saint Alphonsus Mary De Liguori (“The Spirit of The Lord”)
Sunday Masses 8.00am, 10.00am, 12.00noon, and 5.30pm (5.30pm main celebration with Guest Preacher Fr. Paul Kee C.Ss.R.)
Everyone is welcome.

17 July 2022

 

Solemnity Of The Most Holy Redeemer
Sunday Masses 8.00am, 10.00am (main celebration), 12.00noon, and 5.30pm
Everyone is welcome.

3 May 2022


Prayer of the Rosary for the Month of May
There will be praying of the rosary at 6.00 pm, followed by Mass at 6.30 pm. 

All weekdays, from 2 May – 31 May 2022.
Everyone is welcome. 

29 April 2022


MARS booking will not be required for the month of May.
All services will be on a walk-in basis.

Capacity limits and Safe Management Measures will remain in place.

Weekday Schedule
Afternoon Mass: 12.15 pm
Capacity capped at 1000pax
Safe Entry is required

Evening Mass: 6.30 pm
Capacity capped at 500pax

Weekend Schedule
Saturday Novena Devotion: 8.00 am | 10.00 am | 12.00 pm | 4.00 pm
Capacity capped at 1000 pax (per session)
Safe Entry is required

Saturday Novena Devotion: 6.00 pm
Capacity capped at 500pax

Sunday Mass: 8.00 am
Capacity capped at 500pax
No booking is required but MARS (ID check-in) will be deployed

Sunday Mass: 10.00 am | 12.00 pm | 5.30 pm
Capacity capped at 1000pax
Safe Entry is required

Unvaccinated Entry
Unvaccinated individuals are welcome at the following services
Weekday Evening Mass: 6.30 pm
Saturday Novena Devotion: 6.00 pm
Sunday Mass: 8.00 am

Public Holiday Mass Schedule
2, 3 & 16 May 2022: 9.00 am
Capacity capped at 1000pax
Safe Entry is required

2, 3 & 16 May 2022: 6.30 pm
Capacity capped at 500pax

Day of Obligation
Ascension Vigil
25 May 2022: 7.30 pm
Capacity capped at 1000pax
Safe Entry is required

Ascension Mass
26 May 2022: 12.15 pm | 7.30 pm
Capacity capped at 1000pax
Safe Entry is required

21 April 2022

We've combined both sessions into a single Synod session.

Novena Church invites you to a Synodal Conversation.
We're extending an invitation to participate in the Synodal process initiated by Pope Francis.

Let us come together to share our dreams, listen to each other without judgement, create deeper relationships, and learn
from one another. We'd love to hear your dreams for the Church.

This session is limited to 100 fully vaccinated participants only. 

Event Details:
Thursday, 28 April 2022
8.00pm - 9.30pm
Novena Church Auditorium, Pastoral Block, Level 2

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/PublicSynod

12 April 2022


14 April 2022 (Maundy Thursday)
6.30 pm - 750pax
8.30 pm - 750pax (Internal seating), 200pax (External seating)
Booking is required.

Novena Church grounds will be open from 10.30 pm - 12.00 pm for private prayer at the Altar of Repose.
The Compline (night prayer) will commence from 11.45 pm to 12.00 am at the Altar of Repose.
No booking is required. All attendees must be vaccinated.

There is no 12.15 pm mass on 14 April 2022. Regular services will resume after Holy Week.

15 April 2022 (Good Friday)
Passion Play & Communion Service
10.00 am
750pax (Internal seating), 200pax (External seating)
Booking is required.
Stations of the Cross & Service
2.30 pm & 6.30 pm

750pax (Internal seating), 200pax (External seating)
Booking is required.

16 April 2022 (Easter Vigil)
8.00 pm
750pax (Internal seating), 200pax (External seating)
Booking is required.

There are no Saturday Novena Devotions on 16 April 2022. Regular services will resume after Holy Week.

17 April 2022 (Easter Sunday)
8.00 am, 10.00 am, 12.00 pm & 5.30 pm
750pax (Internal seating), 200pax (External seating)
Booking is required.

22 March 2022

Reception Operational Hours
With effect from 1 April 2022, the operational hours for the Reception counter will be amended to the following timings:
  • Monday to Friday: 9.00am to 8.00pm
  • Saturday: 7.30am to 7.00pm
  • Sunday: 8.30am to 1.00pm & 4.30pm to 7.00pm
Alternatively, you may contact the church through email – secretariatcssr@novenachurch.com
 

1 March 2022

Prayer Garden Opening Hours During Lent
  • Ash Wednesday, 2 March 2022: The Prayer Garden only open from 9.00pm to 12.00am. 
  • Lenten Fridays in March & April: The Prayer Garden only open from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. 
  • 14 April 2022, Maundy Thursday: The Prayer Garden only open from 1.00pm to 4.30pm. 
  • 15 April 2022, Good Friday: The Prayer Garden only open from 9.00pm to 12.00am.
  • 16 April 2022, Easter Vigil: The Prayer Garden will CLOSE at 5.00pm.